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Samantha Weinberg is a British novelist, journalist and travel writer. Educated at St Paul's Girls' School and Trinity College, Cambridge, she is the author of books such as A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth and the James Bond inspired trilogy The Moneypenny Diaries under the alias Kate Westbrook. Since 2019, she has been a contributor to Tortoise Media.
British writer (born 1966)
Writing
In 1994 Weinberg wrote Last of the Pirates: in search of Bob Denard (ISBN 0224033077) about French mercenary Bob Denard. In 1995, she spent three months travelling in the United States with Daisy Waugh.[1]
In 2003 she won the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction for her book Pointing from the Grave: a True Story of Murder and DNA (ISBN 0241141362), about the murder of biotechnologist Helena Greenwood in California in 1985 and the pioneering use of DNA profiling in tracing her killer 15 years later.
The Moneypenny Diaries
When Weinberg's agent, Gillon Aitken, was appointed the literary adviser to Ian Fleming Publications, she and Aitken pitched their idea for a series of James Bond novels centred on the character of Miss Moneypenny, M's personal secretary. The series, referred to as The Moneypenny Diaries, is a trilogy with three books and two short stories currently published under the alias of Moneypenny's editor, Kate Westbrook.
- The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel (2005)
- "For Your Eyes Only, James" (2006 short story)
- Secret Servant: The Moneypenny Diaries (2006)
- "Moneypenny's First Date With Bond" (2006 short story)
- The Moneypenny Diaries: Final Fling (2008)
Politics
In 2010 Weinberg became the Green Party candidate for the new seat of Chippenham in Wiltshire, standing under her married name.[citation needed]
Personal life
Weinberg is married to filmmaker Mark Fletcher.[1] She currently resides in Wiltshire, England. She has two children.
References
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James Bond in literature |
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James Bond series | Ian Fleming |
- Casino Royale (1953)
- Live and Let Die (1954)
- Moonraker (1955)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1956)
- From Russia, with Love (1957)
- Dr. No (1958)
- Goldfinger (1959)
- For Your Eyes Only (1960)
- Thunderball (1961)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1962)
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963)
- You Only Live Twice (1964)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1965)
- Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966)
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Kingsley Amis | |
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John Gardner |
- Licence Renewed (1981)
- For Special Services (1982)
- Icebreaker (1983)
- Role of Honour (1984)
- Nobody Lives for Ever (1986)
- No Deals, Mr. Bond (1987)
- Scorpius (1988)
- Win, Lose or Die (1989)
- Brokenclaw (1990)
- The Man from Barbarossa (1991)
- Death Is Forever (1992)
- Never Send Flowers (1993)
- SeaFire (1994)
- Cold (1996)
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Raymond Benson |
- Zero Minus Ten (1997)
- The Facts of Death (1998)
- High Time to Kill (1999)
- DoubleShot (2000)
- Never Dream of Dying (2001)
- The Man with the Red Tattoo (2002)
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Sebastian Faulks | |
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Jeffery Deaver | |
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William Boyd | |
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Anthony Horowitz |
- Trigger Mortis (2015)
- Forever and a Day (2018)
- With a Mind to Kill (2022)
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Novelizations | Christopher Wood |
- James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- James Bond and Moonraker (1979)
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John Gardner |
- Licence to Kill (1989)
- GoldenEye (1995)
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Raymond Benson |
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
- The World Is Not Enough (1999)
- Die Another Day (2002)
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Spin-off works | R. D. Mascott |
- The Adventures of James Bond Junior 003½ (1967)
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John Pearson |
- James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007 (1973)
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Young Bond series Charlie Higson |
- SilverFin (2005)
- Blood Fever (2006)
- Double or Die (2007)
- Hurricane Gold (2007)
- By Royal Command (2008)
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Young Bond series Steve Cole |
- Shoot to Kill (2014)
- Heads You Die (2016)
- Strike Lightning (2016)
- Red Nemesis (2017)
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The Moneypenny Diaries Samantha Weinberg |
- Guardian Angel (2005)
- Secret Servant (2006)
- Final Fling (2008)
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Double O Kim Sherwood | |
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Unofficial works |
- Take Over (1970)
- The Killing Zone (1985)
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Unpublished works |
- Per Fine Ounce (1966)
- "The Heart of Erzulie" (2002)
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Related works |
- Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report (1964)
- The James Bond Dossier (1965)
- The Book of Bond (1965)
- The James Bond Films: A Behind the Scenes History (1983)
- The James Bond Bedside Companion (1984)
- The Battle for Bond (2007)
- Danger Society: The Young Bond Dossier (2009)
- Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films (2015)
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Related |
- James Bond uncollected short stories
- Bibliography of works on James Bond
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